The ‘othering’ of older migrants in Western societies is common, also when one encounters care professionals. Saloua Berdai Chaouni and Ann Claeys investigate the experience of older migrants living with
Often, the Basque media collects news and content with stereotyped images of older persons, contributing to create a social imaginary that does not conform to reality. For this purpose, the
Most often homelessness is associated with accelerated ageing due to the living conditions of sleeping rough and staying in temporary housing. The Irish member of FEANTSA – the European Federation
Created by Susan Flory, an experienced international journalist, chief editor and executive producer, ‘The Big Middle’ is a new podcast dealing with all the big issues of longer, healthy midlife,
Fifi is a committed health professional like there are many — except that besides work, Fifi is also volunteering for Pharos, an organisation giving ‘cultural-sensitive working’ courses to address health
There have been substantial reductions in the provision of care for older adults, with effects for both older adults and their families. Lena Dahlberg sums up the consequences of diminishing
Maria Ludovica Bottarelli Tranquilli-Leali, President and European Women’s Lobby Board member for Italy, is a long-standing advocate of women’s rights. Committed to raise awareness of the multiple discrimination faced by
The impact of population ageing on the economy and health care is much discussed. But where older people live is important as well. Dr. Tine Buffel discusses how can cities
As the Finnish population with a migrant background is ageing, the Society for Memory Disorders Expertise in Finland, published “Culture-sensitive memory work: Finnish experience”, a guidebook intended to specialists of the
Chinese emigrants are the fourth largest group of non-European foreigners in Belgium, after Morocco, Turkey and Russia. Tina Pan, a Chinese national working in Belgium at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, elaborates on